Comments on: Media insult to Gansu child rape victims http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/06/18/media-insult-to-gansu-child-rape-victims/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:14:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: China Law Blog http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/06/18/media-insult-to-gansu-child-rape-victims/#comment-2515 China Law Blog Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:47:38 +0000 http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/06/18/media-insult-to-gansu-child-rape-victims/#comment-2515 Great post. Thanks for running it. Great post. Thanks for running it.

]]> By: Todd Platek http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/06/18/media-insult-to-gansu-child-rape-victims/#comment-2388 Todd Platek Sun, 24 Jun 2007 03:47:27 +0000 http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/06/18/media-insult-to-gansu-child-rape-victims/#comment-2388 When journalists predetermine their scope of inquiry and subsequent reporting based on preferred outcomes, truth gets cheated. The zealous search for details and truth should be the primary, if not sole, motivation. When journalists predetermine their scope of inquiry and subsequent reporting based on preferred outcomes, truth gets cheated. The zealous search for details and truth should be the primary, if not sole, motivation.

]]> By: Ken http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/06/18/media-insult-to-gansu-child-rape-victims/#comment-2314 Ken Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:53:30 +0000 http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/06/18/media-insult-to-gansu-child-rape-victims/#comment-2314 A shocking tale. And another example of how working as a polisher/copy editor can actually have a significant effect. Clearly, if you hadn't pushed for more information on this story, three pars is all we would have got. Instead, crucial details were added, it was picked up by AP and, subsequently, run in numerous newspapers and magazines across the world. Keep chipping away. A shocking tale. And another example of how working as a polisher/copy editor can actually have a significant effect. Clearly, if you hadn’t pushed for more information on this story, three pars is all we would have got. Instead, crucial details were added, it was picked up by AP and, subsequently, run in numerous newspapers and magazines across the world. Keep chipping away.

]]> By: Chris O'Brien http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/06/18/media-insult-to-gansu-child-rape-victims/#comment-2300 Chris O'Brien Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:33:30 +0000 http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/06/18/media-insult-to-gansu-child-rape-victims/#comment-2300 Cheers Chris, I think your sentiments were shared by all the Xinhua journalists I told about that conversation. Cheers Chris, I think your sentiments were shared by all the Xinhua journalists I told about that conversation.

]]> By: chriswaugh_bj http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/06/18/media-insult-to-gansu-child-rape-victims/#comment-2296 chriswaugh_bj Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:23:48 +0000 http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/06/18/media-insult-to-gansu-child-rape-victims/#comment-2296 Wow. I'm glad it's you working at Xinhua and not me. One thing I absolutely can not stand is the urban Chinese prejudice against rural people, or anything that smells even remotely like that prejudice. Had I been the one trying to get that journalist to do his job properly, I probably would've beaten him into a bloody pulp for such a comment. Anyway, I saw the story you managed to get out of this. Well done. At least the story got out in some form or another. It's one step approaching justice for those poor kids. Wow. I’m glad it’s you working at Xinhua and not me. One thing I absolutely can not stand is the urban Chinese prejudice against rural people, or anything that smells even remotely like that prejudice. Had I been the one trying to get that journalist to do his job properly, I probably would’ve beaten him into a bloody pulp for such a comment.

Anyway, I saw the story you managed to get out of this. Well done. At least the story got out in some form or another. It’s one step approaching justice for those poor kids.

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